A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. The temblor was picked up at 11:30:11 / 11:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -150.1236° West, 61.4439° North, depth 38.7 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38.7 km (24 miles). Event id: ak20440757. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20440757. Global time and date of event 03/12/18 / 2018-12-03 20:30:11 / December 3, 2018 @ 8:30 pm UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 12 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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